Nigeria Matters

Teachers’ Day: Nigerian Teachers Deserve Better

October 5 is set aside to celebrate teachers across the world. World Teachers’ Day is iconic. It cuts national and regional boundaries. Unfortunately, for...

Do not pity President Tinubu

“We have corruption, insecurity, and many problems confronting us … but don’t pity me. I asked for the job. I campaigned for it. No...

How long can Nigeria go under Tinubu?

I have always been fascinated by a phrase in the marital vows of Christians during wedding rituals: “till death do us part”! My candid...

A Tropical Scam Made by Britain

A scam that lasts for all of 61 years is no ordinary scam. Call it a mega scam, and Nigeria will take a tropical...

Death of Edo State Procurement Law 2020?

Section 10 of the Edo State Public Procurement Law 2020 mandates the Edo State Public Procurement Agency, EDPPA, as a regulatory body to publish...

Nigeria At 61: Mourning A Lethargic Giant

I beg the readers of this piece to excuse my rather sarcastic, pessimistic and raucously discordant tone, which is born out of my candid...

UN Speech: Mr. President is a Bundle of Contradictions

Last week Friday, President Muhamadu Buhari, while addressing world leaders at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76), harped on the need for a...

Weeping Sentiments on Sale of Edo Library & Agric Ministry

I was dismayed when l read about the outright falsehood being peddled about the sale of Edo Library and the Ministry of Agriculture by...

Entrenching Electoral Malpractices With Legislative Powers!

There is no doubt that members of Nigeria’s National Assembly have grown too big for their boots and it is time the Nigerian people...

If Not IPOB, Who’s Enforcing Ghost Monday?

Following the Nigerian government’s unexpected extradition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, arrowhead of Biafra Zionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the subsequent...

Onemanocracy is Government of One Man, by One Man, for One Man

Let’s take a trip to a very strange country, a way-out country faraway from Nigeria, because I am sick and tired of being sick...

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South Africa's World Cup: Africa’s moment in the sun

The long awaited soccer world cup tournament is about to kick-off in South Africa and the festivity is gaining momentum as the countdown continues. Simply put, Africa and the world community of soccer lovers cannot contain themselves...

Scrap the National Youth Service Corp Today

A Northern Nigerian does not need to physically “serve” in Southern Nigeria or vice-versa to truly be able to demonstrate what he or she can contribute meaningfully in service to his country...

Valentine’s Day: A Day To Love

Every year, the fourteenth day of the month of...

This Obasanjo sef

Since President Jonathan is still in hibernation, scared stiff of even his own shadow, and as it is becoming clear that he has no proper control of our State security apparatus, Obasanjo decided to take matters into his own hands and perhaps begin to unravel this boko killers menace...

This Injustice Will Not Stand!

Since no one is listening to the grievances and genuinely addressing the concerns of the Niger Delta, perhaps it is time Niger Deltans change position and strategy. Something needs to be done to force the hand of the Nigerian State...

Owa Obokun: Heritage, Reality, Aspiration (1)

The illustrious 42-year reign of Oba (Dr.) Gabriel Adekunle...

Parenting Matters

Most people will still agree that the education of children begins in the home and that parenting in the United States can be quite challenging. The demands of daily life often times seem to overshadow the structure, care and nurturing that our children need in our role as parents...

Creation, True Science versus Evolution (3): God made it all!

It is the fact of nature represented in Genesis 1: 1 and by Job, Jeremiah and others that scientists have just found out when they tell us the earth has been here for some million (or billion) years.  Yes, Adam (or modern man) has been here for only about six thousand years, but the earth certainly predates Adam...

The Anini In Anenih

That Anenih understands the dynamics and mechanics of power is an understatement. That he is a political survivalist is a statement of fact. 'Mr Fix It' is ever in the news. Always on the winning side!

Mass Marriages: What Manner of Alternative Solution?

The wave of mass marrying-off of (poor) women which seems to have become a new fad in some northern states – read Zamfara, Kano and Sokoto states - in Nigeria just mirrors every other form of bullying known to us...